Still got snow? Here’s a solution for you: In addition to March temps well into the 80s, Mesquite, Nev., also has nearly one championship golf facility for every day of the week. Consider the following courses for your early spring jaunt to southern Nevada.
Casablanca Golf Club
866-401-6022
The Cal Olsen-designed CasaBlanca Golf Club lies etched into the wetlands of the Mesquite Valley. This beautiful course winds in and out of the Virgin River basin offering a new experience on every tee. Five sets of tees allow golfers of all skill levels a fair chance on this championship golf course, which annually hosts the Nevada Open. Par 72. Golf packages are available with the CasaBlanca Resort. Improve your game at the Casablanca Golf Academy.
Falcon Ridge
877-270-4653
One of the newest addition to the Mesquite golf scene, Falcon Ridge winds through the hills and canyons of Northwest Mesquite. This 6,546 yard par 71 desert layout boasts some beautiful landscapes.
Spectacular elevation changes, numerous water features and high mesa views along with a track that is playable for all classes.
The Oasis Golf Club
888-367-3386
The Oasis Golf Club features two 18-hole courses, The Palmer course and The Canyons course. The Arnold Palmer-designed Palmer course was rated among the top 10 public courses by Golf Digest. The Palmer course features home to five sets of tees set among scenic desert panoramas.
Rugged canyon fairways and contoured greens make this one of Palmer’s most distinctive designs. The Canyons, designed by Palmer’s team, features the same canyon fairways and spectacular desert scenery. Palmer is a 6,633 yard, (par 71, rating 71.7, slope 133) course. Canyons is 6,408 yard, (par 71, rating 71.3, slope 129) course. Lessons available.
Palms Golf Club
866-401-6020
A challenge for all levels of players, the Palms championship course in Mesquite features lakes, sand traps and more than 200 palm trees, the 6,804 yard, park 72 is a challenge for golfers of all levels. The front nine offers extended fairways and plenty of water features, while the mountainous back nine has dramatic elevation changes and emphasizes shot placement.
The 15th hole has a breathtaking view and vertical drop of 114 feet from the tee to the fairway. Golf packages are available with the Oasis Resort & Casino.
Wolf Creek Golf Club
866-252-4653
It’s been called one of the most remarkable and most visually spectacular courses in the world. And from the very first glance, every thoroughly pampered visitor to Wolf Creek Golf Club understands why.
An easy one hour drive northeast of Las Vegas in Mesquite, Nev., this amazing facility was called the “Most Spectacular New Course in America” by Affluent Golfer magazine when it opened for play in 2000. It’s also ranked 22nd on Golf Digest’s list of the country’s top 100 public facilities. The course winds up, down and through dramatic red rock canyons, and from the back tees requires generous quantities of both power and precision. One of those back tees stands as tall as an 11-storey building! Yet even the novice player can have a round chock full of smiles by selecting the front set of tees where forced carries are few and far between. Perhaps the ultimate challenge for any and all players is focusing on each and every shot while constantly surrounded by breathtaking vistas that are a photo op waiting to happen.
Those vistas are equally mesmerizing from the Terrace at Wolf Creek, the club’s new restaurant and banquet facility that was designed to accommodate the foursome as well as all varieties of formal and casual events.